The urachus is the embryological remnant of the urogenital sinus and allantois, connecting the bladder to the umbilicus; involution usually happens before birth and the urachus becomes a fibrous cord known as the median umbilical ligament, which is not part of the adult bladder

Remnants of the allantois may persist and develop into cysts or epithelial neoplasms

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